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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Hang have left in savings at the start of the chapter?
(a) Eight hundred rubles.
(b) Twenty rubles.
(c) One hundred rubles.
(d) Four hundred fifty rubles.

2. What does Madame Vera give to Hang?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A journal.
(c) A jade bracelet.
(d) A handmade shawl.

3. What is the occupation of the surprise visitor?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Journalist.

4. What happened after Ton's mother and sister were denounced?
(a) Que moved in with her brother.
(b) Tam escaped to a neighboring village.
(c) Ton and Que stopped seeing each other.
(d) Ton's mother passed away.

5. How old was Que when her mother died?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

6. Hang's male companion shuts off what?
(a) Radio.
(b) Cassette player.
(c) Tea kettle.
(d) Reading light.

7. Why are the only true citizens, according to Ton?
(a) Proletarians and scholars.
(b) Soldiers and peasantry.
(c) Scholars and soldiers.
(d) Proletariats and peasantry.

8. What is the name of Uncle Chinh's wife?
(a) Duc.
(b) Thoa
(c) Mi.
(d) Than.

9. How long after Que's departure from the village before Chinh also leaves?
(a) One year.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

10. On the train, Hang is jolted from her memories by what?
(a) The music being turned off.
(b) The train stopping.
(c) A stranger asking her a question.
(d) Dinner being served.

11. What major city does Que decide to move to?
(a) Danang.
(b) Dalat.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Hanoi.

12. Who does Tam blame for her brother's exile and death?
(a) The French.
(b) Chinh.
(c) Ton's new wife.
(d) Ton.

13. The festival of Tet celebrates what occasion?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Children's Day.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Harvest Festival.

14. How old was Hang when she visited her father's house the only time?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 3.
(d) 19.

15. How old was Hang's grandfather when he died?
(a) 91.
(b) 88.
(c) 43.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new business brings a rougher crowd and wealthier clients?

2. When Hang and Que return to Que's village, Hang is fascinated by little figurines made out of what material?

3. Soon after they return, Que announces who is visiting?

4. What was the name of the place Hang's mother took her with green water and rocks?

5. What sound does Hang often hear outside her home?

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